LED lighting is forecast to become an $80 billion dollar industry by 2020 and the market for epitaxial wafers (epi-wafers) will grow to $4 billion, according to new research. A survey of LED wafer manufacturers carried out by Lux ...
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Manhattan is one of the best locations in the U.S. for data center network connectivity, but in the era of climate change it is also an increasingly risky location. Even so, major data center provider Telx thinks the benefits of NYC ...
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IDG News Service - The two biggest mobile operators in the U.S. are fiercely competitive and closely matched in size. So will AT&T's proposed multibillion-dollar acquisition of Leap Wireless change the balance? Market figures and ...
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The Australian dollar gained after China's central bank said it would lift controls on lending interest rates, allowing financial institutions to set them. At 6.30am AEST the local unit was trading at 91.83 US cents, up from 91.71 cents ...
Mazda says it is on the path to remain profitable after having finally turned its fortunes around last year, marking the first time in five years the Japanese manufacturer has posted a profit. The company made $34.3 billion yen ($372 ...
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The Australian share market fell today as Japan's share market succumbed to profit taking, reports from Orica and Santos disappointed the market, and some traders predicted a sharp fall in the US share market. Investors were sidelined ...
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The Australian dollar has recovered from a fall sparked by comments from the Chinese finance minister who said China was unlikely to receive a massive stimulus this year. At 6.30am AEST the local unit was trading at 91.69 US cents, up ...
The Australian dollar is slightly higher after a quiet day of trade. At 5pm today, the local unit was buying 91.71 US cents, up from 91.52 cents yesterday. Bond markets gained strength after Detroit became the largest city in US history ...
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While the birth of Dalton, Georgia, as the capital of the carpet industry is primarily owed to a woman, today's carpet manufacturers are typically led by men. One Dalton company is bucking that trend. B Carpet has been granted official ...
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THE Australian dollar rose after investors interpreted the Reserve Bank of Australia minutes as suggesting there was less chance of another rate cut in August. At 6.30am AEST the local unit was trading at 92.54 US cents, up from 91.82 ...
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A COMMENT by the Reserve Bank of Australia that Australia's tumbling currency would push up inflation over time fuelled a sharp rise by the Aussie in Asia today. In minutes of its July 2 policy meeting, the Reserve Bank of Australia said ...
The Australian dollar rose after US Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke said the tapering of economic stimulus was not on a pre-set course. At 7am AEST the local unit was trading at 92.37 US cents, up from 92.08 cents at ...
The Australian dollar has fallen after China's finance minister Lou Jiwei said the world's second biggest economy would be unlikely to receive a massive stimulus this year. At 1700 AEST on Thursday, the local unit was buying 91.52 US ...
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Egypt's EZZ Steel exported big percentage of rebar before 2007, but adjusted the long product sales to mainly on domestic market contributed to local strong demand. In 2012, export accounted only 3% of its long products but now they would ...
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A number of NBDA e-forum dealers think so. Sensing a business opportunity and new potential market, they have decided to focus on serving under-represented people and it's working for them. There are a whole lot of people out there, it ...
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